Bachelor of Science in Geospatial Information Science and Technology

GIST empowers students with geospatial information technologies for high in-demand professional careers that are among the fastest growing of all sectors of the economy (e.g., environmental management and science, engineering & design, geo-intelligence & homeland security, facility and asset management, marketing and location-based services, telecommunications, transportation, etc.). Practical skills needed to successfully apply GIST to your major area of expertise, including: Basic and Advanced GIS Theory, Spatial Analysis and Spatial Statistics, Databases, such as Access, MySQL, Oracle Spatial, PostgreSQL, and ArcSDE, GIS Programming using VB.Net, ArcObjects, Javascript, PHP, Python, etc., Aerial Photograph Interpretation, Remote Sensing of the Environment, Global Positioning Systems, GIS Project Management, Environmental Assessment, and Research Methods. Career applications of GIST skills include: Business GIS Cartography Crime Analysis Energy Utilities Engineering Environmental Management Forestry Geospatial-Intelligence Military National Defense Public Health Remote Sensing

Apply to Eastern Michigan University. If you havent done so already, please visit our Select Scholars application page to apply.
Meet the minimum requirement of 2.0 cumulative High School Grade Point Average or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for consideration.
EMU uses a test-optional admissions model for first-year admission.
A student with a cumulative high school GPA of 2.75 or higher will not be required to submit a standardized test score.
A student with a cumulative high school GPA of 2.5-2.74 will be considered test-optional. Upon review of application and academic history, standardized test scores may be requested if required.
At student with a cumulative high school of 2.49 and below will be required to submit a test score.
Official transcripts are required for all admission consideration

Accepted tests and minimum scores required

SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing Subscore (EBRW): 480
ACT English Subscore: 19
TOEFL: 61 iBT (TOEFL Home Edition also accepted)
IELTS: 6.0 (IELTS Indicator also accepted)
Michigan English Test (MET): 48
Pearson English Language Test (PTE): 44
Duolingo: 95